A–Z index
All 973 people, filed by surname.
16 people
Satya Nadella b. 1967Technology & BuildingCEO of Microsoft who pivoted the company toward cloud computing and AI, driving massive growth.
Ralph Nader b. 1934Reform & RightsConsumer advocate whose auto-safety campaign produced federal vehicle standards and a public-interest lobbying network.
Diane Nash b. 1938Reform & RightsCivil rights leader who organized the Freedom Rides and Nashville sit-ins with strategic nonviolence.
John Forbes Nash Jr. 1928–2015Science & MedicineFormulated the Nash equilibrium and proved major results in differential geometry.
Martina Navratilova b. 1956Frontier & SportTennis champion with the most singles and doubles titles in the Open Era and LGBTQ advocate.
Gaylord Nelson 1916–2005Reform & RightsSenator and founder of Earth Day who helped make environmental protection a mass political movement.
Willie Nelson b. 1933Arts & LettersSongwriter and performer central to outlaw country and to Farm Aid.
Huey Newton 1942–1989Reform & RightsCo-founder of the Black Panther Party who paired armed self-defense with free breakfast and clinic programs.
Jack Nicholson b. 1937Arts & LettersThree-time Oscar winner and one of the most celebrated actors in Hollywood history.
Jack Nicklaus b. 1940Frontier & SportGolfer whose record in major championships and later course-design career shaped modern golf.
Reinhold Niebuhr 1892–1971Ideas & MediaTheologian whose Christian realism influenced American foreign policy, civil rights, and public ethics.
Chester W. Nimitz 1885–1966Government & PoliticsFleet admiral who directed U.S. naval strategy in the Pacific during World War II.
Richard Nixon 1913–1994Government & Politics37th President whose foreign policy achievements were overshadowed by the Watergate scandal.
Isamu Noguchi 1904–1988Arts & LettersSculptor and designer whose works blend Japanese and American modernist traditions.
Robert Noyce 1927–1990Technology & BuildingCo-inventor of the integrated circuit and co-founder of Intel, earning him the title Mayor of Silicon Valley.
Martha Nussbaum b. 1947Ideas & MediaPhilosopher whose work on emotions, justice, and human capabilities has shaped global ethics.